THE NEXT STEP

Founded in 1965, the company has built a reputation for quality and high-tech innovation. In the last five years Princess has released 13 new models and there are more to come, says Sport Marine’s Scott Williamson.

Sports Marine was appointed New Zealand agent for Princess Yachts last year.

Princess is a premium manufacturer owned by luxury brand conglomerate LMVH (Louis Vuitton, Moet & Chandon, Hennessy – 75 companies/brands in all) which also owns Feadship. Princess Yachts undertakes every aspect of boat manufacturing in-house, including cabinetry and upholstery, engineering and electrics at its ultra-modern 100,000m2 facility.

The V60 sits in the middle of the Princess V Class range of luxury sports cruisers. This is the first V60 in New Zealand, but Sports Marine already has orders from Kiwi customers for an F55